The Soviet media theory originated after the 1917 Russian Revolution as a way to structure the media based on Marxist-Leninist principles. It held that the state should control all media and communication to serve the interests of the working classes. The government ended private media ownership and used media as a way to educate the masses and promote a strong socialist society. While similar to authoritarian theory in centralizing media control, Soviet media theory still allowed for some public feedback and was intended to benefit the people under the leadership of the nation.
4. After the 1917th revolution, the Soviet Union was
restructured with new political system based on the Marxist-
Leninist principles. So the Soviet originates a theory from
Marxist, Leninist and Stalinist thoughts, with mixture of Georg
Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel ideology is called “Soviet Media
Theory” is also known as “The Communist Media Theory”. The
same theory was developed and followed by Adolf Hitler’s Nazi in
Germany and Benito Mussolini in Italy.
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6. Soviet media theory is imitative of Leninist principles
which based on the Carl Marx and Engel’s ideology. The
government undertake or controls the total media and
communication to serve working classes and their
interest. Theory says the state have absolute power to control
any media for the benefits of people. They put end to the private
ownership of the press and other media. The government media
provide positive thoughts to create a strong socialized society as
well as providing information, education, entertainment,
motivation and mobilization. The theory describe the whole
purpose of the mass media is to educate the greater masses of
working class or workers. Here, the public was encouraged to
give feedback which would able to create interests towards the
media.
7. According to authoritarian theory, the media
controlled and censored by the ministries in the country
but libertarian is fully free without any intervention of
any authority or government, Social responsibility
theory – press freedom in one hand but other hand they
controlled the press by raising question and Soviet
media theory, the whole control of the media is under
the leader of the nation.
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9. 1.Soviet media theory looks similar like authoritarian theory but the
core part is different from each other. In authoritarian theory is a
one way communication, there is no feedback allowed from the
public but in Soviet media theory is a two way communication at the
same time the whole media is controlled or works under the
leadership.
2.Private ownership is not allowed which leads the press without
any restriction and it can serve people without any authoritative
blockades.
3.Soviet media theory allows some restriction based on the nation
interest rather than personal.
4.Under communist theories like soviet media theory, the journalist
or press should support the leadership rather than a watchdog.
5.If the leadership is wrong the whole nation will suffer a lot.
From https://www.communicationtheory.org/soviet-media-theory/
